Pre-College/Youth Programs
Summer Youth Programs
Kids U
Super Summer Program for Kids Ages 8-12
Session 1: July 13-17
Session 2: July 20-24
Session 3: July 27-31
Session 4: August 3-7
Half-day fee: $99 per session
Full-day fee: $188 per session
SPECIAL FEATURES
- 32 classes to choose from - held on the SOU Ashland Campus
- Options of morning (10:00am-12noon) or afternoon (1:00-3:00pm) sessions
- FREE supervision for lunch period and escort to class for students in full day sessions
- Lunch supervision by a staff of trained college student counselors
PLEASE NOTE: Those registered for sessions of Kids U will be sent an information packet with important program details.These forms are also available online:
Parent Information Letter
Medical and Photo Release Form
Internet Release Form
Registration is available now. Click here to register
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SESSION I
Morning Classes, 10:00 am-noon
Comic Book Creation
Calling all comic book lovers! Work with an art and writing instructor to develop your own comic from start to finish. Learn how to create a storyboard and develop characters, action scenes, and settings. You will ink and tone several comic frames using professional materials.
Instructor: Craig Honeycutt
Location: Marion Ady 101
Course No: 400053 Fee: $99
Spies R Us!
Calling all secret agents! Take part in this ultimate spy experience. Learn about spy gadgets such as hidden cameras, radio equipment, and bugging devices. Complete your mission and solve the mystery as you learn about fingerprinting, grapho-analysis, tracking and cryptology, encoding, and more.
Instructor: Cynthia Hewitt
Location: Campbell D
Course No: 400054 Fee: $99
Sweets and Treats Décor
Learn how to make your cakes, cupcakes and cookies have a whole new look as you learn the art of decorating for desserts. Use special decorating tools to split, fill, frost, create borders, and flowers and practice writing. Come ready to have a sweet time!
Instructor: Marilyn D. Moore
Location: Cascade Dining Hall
Course No: 400055 Fee: $99
Tennis: It’s Your Serve
Whether you want to improve your game or are just a beginning player, you can learn all about tennis in one week! You will learn the basic strokes, serving, and how to play a match.
Instructor: Dana Yearsley
Location: McNeal Tennis Courts
Course No: 400056 Fee: $99
Afternoon Classes, 1:00-3:00 pm
Blast Off! Model Rockets
Here’s a blast of a class! Learn the basics of building model rockets and the scientific principles which allow them to fly. You will launch your rocket and then retrieve it to be launched over and over again.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Campbell C
Course No: 400057 Fee: $99
Fashion and Costume Illustration
Have fun creating costume and fashion illustrations for contemporary, historical, and cinematic characters. You will develop your favorite styles out of your favorite magazines and design costumes for your favorite characters. You will build your drawing skills, stretch your imagination and boost your creativity.
Instructor: Craig Honeycutt
Location: MA 101
Course No: 400058 Fee: $99
Kids Law- Characters on Trial
Order in the court! Have fun as you work together to act as the prosecution, defense or the jury for selected characters of your choice. Learn the difference between facts and opinion while using several sources to research your case and create a persuasive piece for your trial work. Let your creative mind and role playing skills be put to the test—in court.
Instructor: Cynthia Hewitt
Location: Campbell D
Course No: 400059 Fee: $99
Pop and Rock Band
Learn to play pop and rock music with others in this fun class. You will learn how to write music and lyrics and perform as a group. Be creative as you rock out each day. Note: Please bring your instruments with you if you have any.
Instructor: Robert Luaders
Location: F & G Classroom
Course No: 400060 Fee: $99
SESSION II: July 20-24
Morning Classes, 10:00 am–noon
Bath and Beauty Science
Impress your friends with healthy, radiant skin using herbal body care products just right for you. You will learn how to create your own herbal steams, masks, toners and cleaners, moisturizers, perfumes, and more. Look and feel marvelous, naturally.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Campbell C
Course No: 410049 Fee: $99
Cooking Around the Globe
Jump aboard this international adventure as you learn about cooking, types of foods and fun facts about cultures around the world. Mix it up as you prep and cook various kid friendly recipes that have an international flair.
Instructor: Marilyn D. Moore
Location: Cascade Dining Hall
Course No: 410050 Fee: $99
Lego Robotics—No Limits
Take the Lego Robotics challenge and be part of the fun and excitement of science and technology. Using the Lego Mindstorm Robotics Invention System you will learn about gears, electrical motors, levers, as well as the physics behind the robots. You will construct and design your own robots to meet specific goals and challenging other robots.
Instructor: Cynthia Hewitt
Location: Campbell D
Course No: 410051 Fee: $99
Sports Mania
Lacrosse, soccer and street hockey are the names of the games! Design your own World Cup Super Bowl- Three Sport Championship. Get ready to learn and improve skills and have a good time while using team work and good sportsmanship.
Instructor: Dana Yearsley
Location: PE 132
Course No: 410052 Fee: $99
Afternoon Classes, 1:00–3:00 pm
All American Girls
Sew your own doll clothes! Bring your favorite fabric or choose fabric provided in the class. You will learn how to sew basic 18” doll clothes such as pants, tops and dresses. Jazz up your doll with clothes lovingly made by YOU!
Instructor: Laurie Hayden
Location: Campbell E
Course No: 410053 Fee: $99
Forensic Detectives
Become a detective and conduct forensic science tests on evidence found at a crime scene. Learn how to extract fingerprints, test for DNA, and analyze blood splatters from a mock crime scene. You will be introduced to genetics as you experience real-life science and see if you can crack this mystery!
Instructor: Cynthia Hewitt
Location: Science 165
Course No: 410054Fee: $99
GarageBand- School of Rock
Welcome to KIDS U School of Rock. Explore Apple’s music creation software as you learn the essentials of GarageBand, a program that has over 1,000 prerecorded loops, tracks for live recordings, and effects like reverb and panning. Learn audio recording for your own podscasts. Note: Basic computer skills needed for this class!
Instructor: Robert Luaders
Location: Britt 251
Course No: 410055 Fee: $99
Manga Madness
Calling all Manga enthusiasts! This class is designed for beginning or returning students who wish to advance their skills in basic drawing and Manga-style Japanese animation. Learn how to draw facial expressions, hands, clothing folds, and more. You will also learn how to ink and tone finished work.
Instructor: Craig Honeycutt
Location: Marion Ady 101
Course No: 410056 Fee: $99
SESSION III: July 27-31
Morning Classes, 10:00 am–noon
Mix It Up!
Calling all food lovers! Learn all about food preparation as you cook a variety of your favorite dishes. Experience a variety of cooking techniques as you create delicious snacks and meals that are great for summer. You will also visit a local food market and growers market.
Instructor: Marilyn D. Moore
Location: Cascade Dining Hall
Course No: 420049 Fee: $99
Pet Care 101
Calling all present and future pet owners! Learn how to care for your beloved pets and be a responsible pet owner. You will learn a petpourri of ways to feed, groom, handle, exercise and understand your pet’s body language.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Campbell A
Course No: 420050 Fee: $99
Tennis: It’s Your Serve
Whether you want to improve your game or are just a beginning player, you can learn all about tennis in one week! You will learn the basic strokes, serving, and how to play a match.
Instructor: Dana Yearsley
Location: McNeal Tennis Courts
Course No: 420051 Fee: $99
Will and Me- Shakespeare and Improv
Explore the words of Will using your voice, mind, and body. You will participate in lots of fun improvisation as you learn through sonnets and text from Alls Well that Ends Well, MacBeth, Much Ado About Nothing, and Henry VIII. You will learn new things about yourself, each other and William Shakespeare.
Instructor: Annette Lewis
Location: F& G Classroom
Course No: 420052 Fee: $99
Afternoon Classes, 1:00–3:00 pm
American Kid Idol
Bring your inner superstar as you learn music performance 101. You will learn proper breathing techniques, pitch, and harmony. Learn how to sing, dance act, improvise and audition. Let the musical performer in you come out!
Instructor: Robert Luaders
Location: F&G Classroom
Course No: 420053 Fee: $99
Explosive Science
Jump aboard this exciting ride as you explore things that blow up. You will learn the science behind soda spraying out of a can, Old Faithful, building imposion, earthquakes, solar flares, rockets and more. Have safe fun as you make your own mini-rockets, volcanoes and Mentos fountains.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Campbell A
Course No: 420054 Fee:$99
Hogwarts School of Art
Come one, come all and learn how to draw and illustrate your favorite mythical characters and creatures from Harry Potter’s adventures. You will learn different sketching techniques and work with pens, ink, and charcoal. Create your very own Harry Potter book cover as you immerse yourself into the artistic world of Potter.
Instructor: Craig Honeycutt
Location: Marion Ady 101
Course No: 420055 Fee: $99
Snap To It Photography
Come explore the world of digital photography and learn about cameras, taking pictures, and how to upload images into the computer and manipulate photos. You will explore the elements of a successful photograph—brightness and contrast and uniqueness of images. All levels of experience welcome. Note: Bring pictures on a CD and/or your camera if you have one.
Instructor: SOU Staff
Location: Computing Services PC West
Course No: 420056 Fee: $99
SESSION IV: August 3-7
Morning Classes, 10:00 am–noon
Fencing Fun
Whether you aspire to be a swashbuckler, heroine, or future Olympian, this session is for you! Come take part in a recreational and competitive sport described as “chess at 1,000 miles an hour.” You will learn fun and safe fencing skills and etiquette as you join in one-on-one swordplay and exciting group games with the nationally certified instructors of Southern Oregon Fencing Center. Note: All equipment supplied.
Instructor: Roxanne Miftahittin
Location: F& G Classroom
Course No: 430051 Fee: $99
Movie-Making Magic
Learn all the filmmaking elements—scripts, props, costumes, directing, cameras, and more. Create original scripts, then shoot the movie using digital video equipment. The last day will be movie day, so bring your family and enjoy some treats.
Instructor: Brandon Givens
Location: Campbell A
Course No: 430052 Fee: $99
Recycled Art and Such!
Have fun reusing things you might throw away while combing nature and recyclables in new ways as you create fanciful pieces such as mosaics picture frames, bird feeders and wind chimes. Note: please bring recyclables from home to class.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Campbell C
Course No: 430053 Fee: $99
Survivor Kid!
How are your survivor skills? Come challenge your mind and body as you learn to make wise decisions about surviving out in the wilderness. Learn how to make quick decisions and calculations, recognize the signs in the terrain, choose routes, read a map, set the compass or global positioning system (GPS) and count your paces as you navigate around the SOU campus and on some hiking trails. You will also learn how to make tools to catch food and build types of shelters.
Instructor: SOU Staff
Location: PE 115
Course No: 430054 Fee: $99
Afternoon Classes, 1:00–3:00 pm
Kitchen Science
Have fun as you mix science and culinary arts while you experiment with products from your kitchen. Become a chemist and make jumping raisins, mystery inks, scented flubber, and slime. Then hang up your lab coat and put on your chef’s hat as you learn to make quick and healthy foods for your friends and family to enjoy.
Instructor: Claudia Michelli
Location: Science 165
Course No: 430055 Fee: $99
Monster Anatomy
Learn how to draw elves, dwarves, orchs, trolls, fairies, dragons, and other creatures from an understanding of their anatomy. You will also create a large map depicting realistic drawings of their dwellings, caves, mountains, forests, rivers, roads, trails, and as many details as you can imagine!
Instructor: Craig Honeycutt
Location: Marion Ady 101
Course No: 430056 Fee: $99
Radical Rocks and Ropes
If you like to climb to new heights and are looking for some excitement, then learn how to climb like a pro on the University’s climbing wall. You will learn knot-tying, belaying technique, and proper rope skills. By the end of the week, heights and adventure will be your new best friends!
Instructor: SOU Staff
Location: SOU Rock Wall
Course No: 430057 Fee: $99
Video Game Design
Immerse yourself in the world of video games as you learn about the exciting game-making process and explore software designed for new media. Learn basic game design concepts while creating your own video game to email to your friends. You’ve been gaming for hours at a time–now be the mastermind behind it.
Instructor: Robert Luaders
Location: Britt 251
Course No: 430058 Fee: $99
